A salvage tug has been dispatched to tow a Maersk container ship that's been adrift in the Atlantic Ocean near Bermuda for more than a week.

The Maersk Sana left Newark, New Jersey on April 26 and was originally bound for Singapore. Two days later, the vessel experienced what Maersk has since described as "machinery-related issues in the main engine room" while it was roughly 354 nautical miles east of Bermuda. Three people were reportedly injured in the incident, one of whom was transferred to a hospital in the United States for treatment after the crew was rescued by a separate Maersk vessel on April 30. 

According to The Maritime Executive, a tug bound for the Sana left Europe on May 4, with Maersk explaining that it had to take time to find the right vessel to tow the ship back to shore, rather than opting for the tug that happened to be closest. The carrier expects the salvage tug to reach the Sana in roughly a week. In the meantime, Maersk says that the disabled vessel is in no immediate danger, with calm seas in the forecast while the ship sits "safely adrift." Once the tug arrives, the Sana will still be able to use electric power to operate its thruster if it needs to maneuver.

The Maersk Sana measures in at 102,000 dwt and has a capacity of 8,450 twenty-foot-equivalent units. The ship last received a standard inspection in Charleston, South Carolina on April 16 and, according to the U.S. Coast Guard, no issues were found at the time.